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Discusses radiation and its impact on society, and provides factual, scientifically based information on the interrelationship of society and radiation. Reviews the health effects of radiation through examinations of irradiated food, iodine-131 therapy, radon studies, and other related topics. Looks at the effects of exposure to large doses of radiation, including the cancer risks among atomic bomb survivors, the genetic effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation, and a health assessment of the Chernobyl accident. Includes an overview chapter by Rosalyn S. Yalow, recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work in developing radioimmunoassay techniques.

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• Radiation and Public Perception
• Public Perception of Radiation Risks
• Basic Units and Concepts in Radiation Exposures
• Department of Energy Radiation Health Studies:Past, Present, and Future
• The U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries
• Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Exposure: A Testof the Linear-No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis
• Evidence of Cancer Risk from Experimental Animal Radon Studies
• Evaluating the Safety of Irradiated Foods
• Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Iodine-131 Therapyfor Hyperthyroidism
• The Genetic Effects of Human Exposures to Ionizing Radiation
• Studies of Children in Uteroduring Atomic Bomb Detonations
• Cancer Risks among Atomic Bomb Survivors
• A Health Assessment of the Chernobyl NuclearPower Plant Accident
• Health Studies of U.S. Women Radium Dial Workers
• Evaluating Health Risks in Communities near Nuclear Facilities
• Health Effects on Populations Exposed to Low-Level Radiation in China
• Health and Mortality amongContractor Employees at U.S. Department of Energy Facilities
• Does Nuclear Power Have A Future?
• Science and Society, and U.S. Nuclear Waste

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CHOICE Review

This volume contains 19 papers on perceptions of radiation, some presented at a symposium at a 1992 ACS national meeting and revised for publication, along with other invited contributions. Papers are organized in four groups: a brief overview, health effects of radiation, effects of large doses of radiation, and environmental and occupational exposure. Some of the authors, acknowledged experts, and present recent findings, in addition to reviewing the referenced work of others. The volume is a good introduction and an illuminating glimpse of current research in radiation and human health; however, the material is mainly biophysics and epidemiology--less than one fifth of the book addresses lay perceptions of risk and benefit. Furthermore, a target readership is not apparent; consequently, the papers seem variable in level and quality, e.g., highly technical statistical analyses of mortality data, a review of the characteristics of a permanent repository for high-level radioactive waste, a synoptic discussion of the future of nuclear power in the US. Some weak editing is apparent; for example, conflicting papers on radon gas are difficult for a nonexpert to reconcile because different measures of exposure/dose/rate are used. Overall, a disappointment. Upper-division undergraduate through professional.